Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a football striker from France. He plays for French Ligue 2 club Stade Brest 29 and has represent

Is a football striker from France. He plays for French Ligue 2 club Stade Brest 29 and has represented the Guadeloupe national football team. Socrier made his debut for Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals in June 2007 against Haiti.

Is a French professional footballer of Guinean origin, who currently plays as a midfielder for Stade

Is a French professional footballer of Guinean origin, who currently plays as a midfielder for Stade Brestois 29. Born in Créteil, he started his career at Rennes, before moving to Guingamp in 2004. He made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season.

Is a German pole vaulter. He is the older brother of Silke Spiegelburg. He won the 1999 Summer Unive

Is a German pole vaulter. He is the older brother of Silke Spiegelburg. He won the 1999 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 2000 European Indoor Athletics Championships. He then finished sixth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton and eighth at the 2002 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Vienna.

A Swedish football player who currently plays for IFK Norrköping.Spong began his career as a youth

A Swedish football player who currently plays for IFK Norrköping.Spong began his career as a youth player with IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna, before moving to England with Coventry City in 1999. He returned to Sweden in 2002 with Djurgårdens IF, later signing with IFK Norrköping in 2005.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was one of the leading amateur batsmen of his time.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was one of the leading amateur batsmen of his time. Richard Stanford was born in East Peckham, Kent and made 12 known first-class appearances between 1777 and 1787 for various Kent and All-England teams.

Was a British jockey and crime writer, many of whose novels centred around horse racing. After leavi

Was a British jockey and crime writer, many of whose novels centred around horse racing. After leaving the RAF in 1946, Francis became a celebrity in the world of British National Hunt racing. He won over 350 races, becoming champion jockey in the 1953–54

Was an American Olympic fencer.

Was an American Olympic fencer.

Was an English professional cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 178

Was an English professional cricketer who made 6 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1789 to 1803. He was mainly associated with Leicestershire.

Is a German football forward playing for FC St. Pauli on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. Sukuta-Pasu beg

Is a German football forward playing for FC St. Pauli on loan from Bayer Leverkusen. Sukuta-Pasu began his career in summer 1998 in his hometown Wuppertal with Grün-Weiß Wuppertal and was in June 2000 scouted by Fußball-Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkuse

Is a former American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football Leagu

Is a former American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He held the record for most sacks in a career at the University of Georgia, until surpassed by David Pollack in 2004, and he was referred to as 'Le Sack' by fans because of his French birth.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for League One side Walsall, where he plays as both a

Is a professional footballer currently playing for League One side Walsall, where he plays as both a defender and a midfielder.

German chess player, easily of grandmaster strength. He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he

German chess player, easily of grandmaster strength. He was known as "Richard the Fifth" because he often finished in fifth place in tournaments. But in Karlsbad 1911, he scored a convincing win, crushing Akiba Rubinstein

Is a former speed skater from the United States.McDermott was a surprise winner in the 500 m at the

Is a former speed skater from the United States.McDermott was a surprise winner in the 500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck when he beat the favourite in that distance, reigning Olympic Champion Yevgeny Grishin, by half a second. His coach at th

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played First Base in 1993 and from 1995 to 1996. He wou

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played First Base in 1993 and from 1995 to 1996. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Aude batted and threw right-handed.

Is an English former professional football central defender.Dick Edwards began his career as an appr

Is an English former professional football central defender.Dick Edwards began his career as an apprentice with Notts County, turning professional in October 1959. He made his league debut a few months later in the 2-1 home win over Rochdale on December 26.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft out of the University of Nebraska. A 7'2", 260-lb. center, King played four seasons with the Sonics, appearing in a total of 72 games and averaging 1.9 ppg.

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the secon

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Henry Tiller.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and fast-medium bowler. He attended Millfield

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and fast-medium bowler. He attended Millfield School, and was captain of the first XI while there. He made his List A debut in 2002 for Somerset Cricket Board, playing in the first round of the Chelten

Spooner played Minor Counties cricket for Durham in 1946 and 1947, and moved straight into the first

Spooner played Minor Counties cricket for Durham in 1946 and 1947, and moved straight into the first eleven at Warwickshire for the 1948 season. His batting took a while to develop, but he scored more than 1,000 runs in 1950 and was chosen for the Commonwealth XI which toured India in 1950-51. He did well both as batsman and wicketkeeper, but had to return early through illness.

Was an American banker and businessman who was a prominent figure in Thoroughbred horse racing in th

Was an American banker and businessman who was a prominent figure in Thoroughbred horse racing in the early decades of the 20th Century. In 1896, Richard Wilson, Jr. hired Thomas J. Healey to manage his racing stable. Together for three decades, they woul

Is a former professional American football quarterback for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints

Is a former professional American football quarterback for the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints from 1976 to 1985. Todd, along with former Jets quarterback Joe Namath, played for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre. He played for the Baltimore Skipjacks, Worcester IceCats, a

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre. He played for the Baltimore Skipjacks, Worcester IceCats, and Adirondack Red Wings, all members of the American Hockey League, and the Baton Rouge Kingfish of the ECHL.

Is an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He obtained a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olym

Is an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He obtained a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst.In his fir

Is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst.In his first competition, the 1943 Eastern States Novice Championship, he placed second behind Jean Pierre Brunet.[1] In 1944, he won the Eastern States Junior title which earned him the opportunity to compete at the National Novice Championships. He won the event. In 1945, his third year of serious skating, he won the Eastern States Senior title and the national Junior title. At this time, he was also skating pairs, and competed with Barbara Jones in Junior Pairs at the 1946 Eastern States Championships. They performed Button's singles program side by side with minor modifications and won.[1] This competition, where Button also competed as a single skater, led into the 1946 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Is a undefeated British heavyweight boxer based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Towers is t

Is a undefeated British heavyweight boxer based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Towers is trained by Brendan Ingle. Towers has won all but one of his amateur fights whilst waiting to get a professional license. The license could not be granted un